FREMONT – Dodge County and the City of Fremont have partnered together to move forward on a Joint Law Enforcement Center that would house the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department, the Fremont Police Department, and the 911 Communications Center.
Both the Dodge County Board of Supervisors and Fremont City Council unanimously approved bond language that seeks Dodge County voters’ approval of a new Joint Law Enforcement Center.
In an effort to provide information and answer questions in regards to the proposed center, an informational flyer is being published weekly on different aspects of the project. The flyers are being published on the City of Fremont’s website, www.fremontne.gov, as well as the Facebook pages of the Sheriff and Police Departments, and the City of Fremont.
The first three educational flyers can be accessed here:
- History of the Police and Sheriff Departments
- Why A New JLEC is Needed
- Why Build A New Facility Now?
Numerous opportunities are available for the public to meet and speak directly with a law enforcement officer to ask questions about the project.
The first public meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, September 22, 2020, from 6:30-7:30 pm, in the Christensen Field Meeting Room at 1710 West 16th Street, Fremont, NE.
A second public meeting will be held Thursday, October 22, 2020, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Fremont City Auditorium Community Room, 925 N Broad Street, Fremont.
A member of the Sheriff’s Department and a member of the Police Department will be available for Talk Shop with a Cop weekly from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the following locations:
- Tuesdays at Hy-Vee
- Wednesdays at Walmart
- Thursdays at Baker’s
Talk Shop with a Cop will also occur at the Dodge Fire Hall Pancake Feed on October 4, 2020, from 8 am – 12 pm, at 233 North Oak Street, Dodge, NE; as well as at the Fremont Rural Fire Department Pancake Feed on October 11, 2020, from 8 am – 12 pm, at 110 Boulevard Street, Fremont, NE.
Citizens of Dodge County and the City of Fremont are welcome to ask questions and be informed. Questions can be emailed to publiccomments@fremontne.gov. Citizens can also call Lt. Shane Wimer at 402-727-2630 or Deputy Frank at 402-727-2700.
